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Fed up with Radon john 07-17-2008
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Posted by john on July 20, 2008, 11:12 am



>you want to avoid hitting a sewer line.

Yea but most of that is confided within the concrete isnt it ? I always
thought the sewage lines from the house to the septic go out through the
side embedded within the concrete ... ? Or do the lines actually go
underneath the slab as well ?

>if i were you i would just spend the bucks and have the pros install
>the system for 800 bucks. around here its generally a few thousand.

Like I said , theres many complications with that. If I were to install it
outdoors , the fan would have to be outside...and temps get to -10
faurunheit in the winter here. Fan wouldnt last long. Plus this is an
unusual installation. The only estimates I ever got were for doing the
mitigation system inside....in the garage area. Which wouldnt work anyway.
Not sure if anyone would even work with my current situation.




Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 20, 2008, 2:33 pm


wrote:
> >you want to avoid hitting a sewer line.
>
> Yea but most of that is confided within the concrete isnt it ? I always
> thought the sewage lines from the house to the septic go out through the
> side embedded within the concrete ... ? =EF=BF=BD Or do the lines actuall=
y go
> underneath the slab as well ?
>
> >if i were you i would just spend the bucks and have the pros install
> >the system for 800 bucks. around here its generally a few thousand.
>
> Like I said , theres many complications with that. =EF=BF=BDIf I were to =
install it
> outdoors , the fan would have to be outside...and temps get to -10
> faurunheit in the winter here. =EF=BF=BD Fan wouldnt last long. =EF=BF=BD=
Plus this is an
> unusual installation. =EF=BF=BDThe only estimates I ever got were for doi=
ng the
> mitigation system inside....in the garage area. =EF=BF=BDWhich wouldnt wo=
rk anyway.
> Not sure if anyone would even work with my current situation.

sewer lines nearly all underground, slab most likely 4 inches, sewer
pipe 4 inch diameter.

lines generally underground, and under slab.

our neighborhood pittsburgh has radon fans, most outdoors,
temperatures blow zero. fans appear to run fine.

if your selling the home, fan life expectancy will be next owners
problem.

one neighbor here put fan in basement, ran exhaust line up thru
chimney originally used for furnace. it was wierd seeing plastic pipe
being inserted in chimney.

Posted by john on July 20, 2008, 3:50 pm


The reason im so determined with this method is because its working great so
far as is....without any drill extensions. The levels have come down in
48 hours since I opened that area up under the slab.....from 5.4 pcI (48
hours ago) to 3.9 pcI (currently)....and continues to fall. I've had
closed house conditions the whole time....the only other time i've seen it
drop that quickly is when I had the windows open. So its definately
working... This may even be good advice for any of you to give to others if
you know their having a radon issue.


>sewer lines nearly all underground, slab most likely 4 inches, sewer
>pipe 4 inch diameter.

>lines generally underground, and under slab.

crap...thats the only issue I have then currently. The area where the
house pipes run out to the septic are right in that area. Maybe if im
careful and just use the extension bit (without anything sharp on the end
of it) i'll be ok. Thats all cast iron and clay piping under there im
sure....right ? Wouldnt be easy to drill a hole into there.






Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 20, 2008, 5:29 pm


wrote:
> The reason im so determined with this method is because its working great=
so
> far as is....without any drill extensions. =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD The levels=
have come down in
> 48 hours since I opened that area up under the slab.....from 5.4 pcI =EF=
=BF=BD(48
> hours ago) =EF=BF=BDto 3.9 pcI =EF=BF=BD(currently)....and continues to f=
all. =EF=BF=BD I've had
> closed house conditions the whole time....the only other time i've seen i=
t
> drop that quickly is when I had the windows open. =EF=BF=BD So its defina=
tely
> working... This may even be good advice for any of you to give to others =
if
> you know their having a radon issue.
>
>
>
> >sewer lines nearly all underground, slab most likely 4 inches, sewer
> >pipe 4 inch diameter.
> >lines generally underground, and under slab.
>
> crap...thats the only issue I have then currently. =EF=BF=BD The area whe=
re the
> house pipes run out to the septic are right in that area. =EF=BF=BDMaybe =
if im
> careful and just use the extension bit =EF=BF=BD(without anything sharp o=
n the end
> of it) i'll be ok. =EF=BF=BD Thats all cast iron and clay piping under th=
ere im
> sure....right ? =EF=BF=BD Wouldnt be easy to drill a hole into there.

older homes have clay pipe, cast iron very rare. newer homes have
plastic pipe. clay pipe would drill pretty easy

you could do the vent hole in more than one place.


Posted by john on July 21, 2008, 9:28 am


>older homes have clay pipe, cast iron very rare. newer homes have
>plastic pipe. clay pipe would drill pretty easy

Thats interesting. Thought I read somewhere that they never use plastic
under the house so that it could support the weight of the house and not
crack. Or something like that.

But like I said, my levels are down to 3.5 now and still dropping. Im so
pleased right now. Thanks Haller and others for the help.

My dad brought up a good point on the phone last night...saying I should buy
a plastic elbow connection as well so that the pipes will bend upwards when
installed. Im going to home depot soon...not sure if i'll do the drilling
or not. if so, i'll be careful.


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